Shabu, guns seized from state college president’s house

Anti-narcotics agents, backed by soldiers and police, raided on Monday a state college in Cotabato province, seizing almost P500,000 in drugs and several firearms from the home of the school president and arresting five members of his staff.

Myanmar advisory panel chief says it can’t interfere in case against detained Reuters reporters

Myanmar’s panel of international advisers on Rohingya issues will not get involved in the case of two Reuters journalists charged with violating the Official Secrets Act, its chairman told a state newspaper in an interview published on Monday.

Trump rejects peace talks with Taliban in departure from Afghan strategy

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday rejected the idea of talks with the Taliban after a series of deadly attacks in Afghanistan, in an apparent contradiction of his own strategy to end America’s longest foreign war.

Facebook to promote local news in latest update

Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said on Monday the social media website would focus on promoting local news in its latest update.
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WATCH | PHIVOLCS urges no room for complacency over Mt. Mayon; Duterte visits, pledges...

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) urged the people living around erupting Mt. Mayon to be ever watchful over the behavior of...
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WATCH | I-ACT to field buses to make up for attrition in jeepneys

MANILA - To accommodate stranded commuters, the Inter-Agency Council for Traffic (I-ACT) got set to deploy on Tuesday, January 30 public utility buses as...
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‘ANYONE BUT CHINA’ | There’s more than scientific research in Beijing’s Benham Rise mission...

Former lawmaker and national security adviser Roilo Golez presents a good, simple reason for the Philippines to reject China's efforts to conduct a marine scientific research in the Benham Rise: its consistent efforts to intrude into Philippine waters, and the very real possibility its mission goes beyond marine science, but partakes more of geo-strategy.

PBA official admits ref error but upholds technical on Ross over free throw confusion

A PBA official admitted that a referee made a mistake that led to a confusing end-game between Barangay Ginebra and San Miguel Beermen in...

Pacquiao expects brainchild MPBL to reach 20 teams

Senator Manny Pacquiao’s fledgling league, the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League, started with a bang on Thursday night at SMART-Araneta Coliseum. The commercial league began...

Philippines to develop rules on cryptocurrency trading

The Philippines’ Securities and Exchange Commission said on Monday it is crafting rules to regulate cryptocurrency transactions to protect investors and reduce the risk of fraud.

Sereno warned me meeting with Duterte spells end of my career – CA Presiding...

Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno threatened then Court of Appeals (CA) Presiding Justice Andres Reyes Jr., which prompted the magistrate to cancel his meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte.

Nokia introduces high-capacity 5G chipsets

Nokia is introducing new silicon chipsets for running next-generation 5G wireless networks that promise to cut antenna size in half, triple data-handling capacity and cut the power consumption of mobile towers, the company said on Monday.

Bruno Mars triumphs at Grammys; Jay-Z is biggest loser

Kendrick Lamar and Jay-Z were denied the honor of becoming the first hip-hop artist in 14 years to win album of the year.

SKYWAY STANDSTILL | If Mayon has moved to Naga, is Skyway the new EDSA?

MANILA - The internet was ablaze Monday as angry motorists lambasted the Skyway management for the humongous traffic jams caused by its opening of new toll booths supposed to "facilitate faster toll collection" but which got people stuck for hours, including those catching flights at NAIA Terminal 3.

3 men with dubious ‘warrant’ try to ‘arrest’ teachers’ union leader

ACT Teachers partylist Representative France Castro on Monday condemned an attempt to arrest a teacher in Malabon while she was in school, with the use of invalid documents.